The White House on Wednesday filed the expected appeal of a federal court ruling that said President Donald Trump had no right to deploy National Guard troops in California. The short appeal was directed at the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops into California violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which bars federal military involvement in domestic law enforcement. It was the judge’s second related ruling on the issue. That earlier ruling was stayed on appeal.
Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli in Los Angeles responded in a post saying, “This is a false narrative and a misleading injunction. The military has never engaged in direct law enforcement operations here in LA.”
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